To add two more cents:
If you plan on installing your own Android builds on this device, you
should also consider two more issues: the boot loader and the drivers.
Some phones come with locked boot loaders that only work with official
builds digitally signed by the manufacturer. Some of those phones get
hacked, but that is likely a violation of copyright laws. Other phones
have bootloaders that don't have this protection.
The issue of drivers is that Android (just like any OS) needs hardware
drivers to function. The Android open source repository includes some
drivers, but does not cover all possible hardware variations that occur
in the real world. This is reflected in enthusiast builds of new Android
versions where you often see a list of unsupported features (the phone
boots, but there is no GPS and no sound, for example).
-- Kostya
20.03.2011 23:28, Dalvinder Singh ?????:
Thanks a lot...
On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 12:04 PM, Kristopher Micinski
<krismicin...@gmail.com <mailto:krismicin...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Depends on the phone. For example, if you go to the Motorola
website, they will suggest you go with your carrier. However, you
can also buy the phone itself (at a higher price?). (Or at least,
that's what I got out of going to there earlier this morning.)
If you're looking for a developer phone, however, buying a ``brand
new'' phone might be really expensive. Personally I got a g1 and
put 2.2 on it.
Also look around for so called ``pay as you go'' android phones.
Although at the end of the day getting a nice phone with 2.3 on it
might be hard to find cheap.
(But still, be sure to check ebay / secondhand first!)
Kris
On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 2:20 AM, Dalvin <singh.dal...@gmail.com
<mailto:singh.dal...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Hi All
I am looking for an unlocked Android phone in India on which I
can install custom Android builds.
My questions is:
Are android phones sell by manufacturers like Samsung galaxy
and HTC unlocked or not.
Thanks
Dalvin
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